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The Rival

           

           WehaveseenhowhisimprudenceinfollowingRosaintothegardenhadunmaskedhimintheeyesoftheyoungdamsel,andhowtheinstinctivefearsofCorneliushadputthetwoloversontheirguardagainsthim.

           ThereaderwillrememberthatthefirstcauseofuneasinesswasgiventotheprisonerbytherageofJacobwhenGryphuscrushedthefirstbulb.InthatmomentBoxtel’sexasperationwasthemorefierce,as,thoughsuspectingthatCorneliuspossessedasecondbulb,hebynomeansfeltsureofit.

           FromthatmomenthebegantododgethestepsofRosa,notonlyfollowinghertothegarden,butalsotothelobbies.

           Onlyasthistimehefollowedherinthenight,andbare-footed,hewasneitherseennorheardexceptonce,whenRosathoughtshesawsomethinglikeashadowonthestaircase.

           Herdiscovery,however,wasmadetoolate,asBoxtelhadheardfromthemouthoftheprisonerhimselfthatasecondbulbexisted.

           TakeninbythestratagemofRosa,whohadfeignedtoputitintheground,andentertainingnodoubtthatthislittlefarcehadbeenplayedinordertoforcehimtobetrayhimself,heredoubledhisprecaution,andemployedeverymeanssuggestedbyhiscraftynaturetowatchtheotherswithoutbeingwatchedhimself.

           HesawRosaconveyingalargeflower-potofwhiteearthenwarefromherfather’skitchentoherbedroom.HesawRosawashinginpailsofwaterherprettylittlehands,begrimedastheywerewiththemouldwhichshehadhandled,togivehertulipthebestsoilpossible.

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